This is so sad!, Only in America



MAKES MR. TRUMPS COMMENTS ECHO LOUD AND CLEAR!

This is so sad; from a proud, strong country to a laughing stock of the world.



Canadian's Version of David Letterman's Top 10. Just makes you want to shake your head in disbelief, and, just maybe choke someone in charge. Let's change at least some of these in the election next year!



This is Canada's Top Ten List of America's Stupidity.



Of course we look like idiots - we are!



10 Only in America: could politicians talk about the greed of the rich at a $35,000.00 per plate Obama campaign fund-raising event.



09 Only in America: could people claim that the government still discriminates against black Americans when they have a black President, a black Attorney General and roughly 20% of the federal workforce is black while only 14% of the population is black, 40+% of all federal entitlements goes to black Americans - 3X the rate that go to whites, 5X the rate that go to Hispanic



08 Only in America: could they have had the two people most responsible for our tax code, Timothy Geithner (the head of the Treasury Department) and Charles Rangel (who once ran the Ways and Means Committee), BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are in favor of higher taxes.



07 Only in America: can they have terrorists kill people in the name of Allah and have the media primarily react by fretting that Muslims might be harmed by the backlash.



06 Only in America: would they make people who want to legally become American citizens wait for years in their home countries and pay tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege, while they discuss letting anyone who sneaks into the country illegally just "magically" become American citizens. (probably should be number one)



05 Only in America: could the people who believe in balancing the budget and sticking by the country's Constitution be called EXTREMISTS



04 Only in America: could you need to present a driver's license to cash a check or buy alcohol, but not to vote.


03 Only in America: could people demand the government investigate whether oil companies are gouging the public because the price of gas went up when the return on equity invested in a major U.S. Oil company (Marathon Oil) is less than half of a company making tennis shoes (Nike).



02 Only in America: could you collect more tax dollars from the people than any nation in recorded history, still spend a Trillion dollars more than it has per year - for total spending of $7 Million PER MINUTE, and complain that it doesn't have nearly enough money.



01 Only in America: could the rich people - who pay 86% of all income taxes - be accused of not paying their "fair share" by people who don't pay any income taxes at all.



Bonus: "Only in America do you have to pass a drug test to get a pay check, yet any crack head can get their welfare check no questions asked."

how are geitner or rangel responsible for candas tax code(#8)...lol

I wondered what that connection was too msharmony.

omg...
"Canadas top ten list of AMERICAN stupidity"... is that really that hard to understand?

I think it is interesting when people protest that they have to prove who they are before they can vote. I am allowed to vote in here in Sweden and quess what, I have to bring ID or I can't vote.

On another issue, American needs more transparency from its politicians and its government, that is the only way democracy can work.

Furthermore, the US debt vs GDP now stands at 101%, we're heading the same direction as Ireland, Portugal, Spain and heaven forbid...Greece. Sweden, which is considered a socialized country is only at 46%. Why? Because everything is transparent, they have to justify spending every single crown (or penny).

I think it is interesting when people protest that they have to prove who they are before they can vote. I am allowed to vote in here in Sweden and quess what, I have to bring ID or I can't vote.

On another issue, American needs more transparency from its politicians and its government, that is the only way democracy can work.

Furthermore, the US debt vs GDP now stands at 101%, we're heading the same direction as Ireland, Portugal, Spain and heaven forbid...Greece. Sweden, which is considered a socialized country is only at 46%. Why? Because everything is transparent, they have to justify spending every single crown (or penny).

yes, canadas list should say

Only in America: could they have had the two people most responsible for THEIR tax code, Timothy Geithner (the head of the Treasury Department) and Charles Rangel (who once ran the Ways and Means Committee), BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are in favor of higher taxes.

when I speak about someone else I describe them with they/their,, not OUR

the writer is not the country of canada though, and thats for certain,,lol

In Sweden I have to pay monthly insurance, so if I lose my job, I will get welfare. That is on top of my taxes. If I don't pay the insurance, I get just enough to survive.

If I do lose my job, after a year, if I have not found work, to continue to get state money above the bare minimum, I need to take whatever temporary job they find for me. And they can require me to move. They even offer jobs abroad.

I think it is interesting when people protest that they have to prove who they are before they can vote. I am allowed to vote in here in Sweden and quess what, I have to bring ID or I can't vote.

On another issue, American needs more transparency from its politicians and its government, that is the only way democracy can work.

Furthermore, the US debt vs GDP now stands at 101%, we're heading the same direction as Ireland, Portugal, Spain and heaven forbid...Greece. Sweden, which is considered a socialized country is only at 46%. Why? Because everything is transparent, they have to justify spending every single crown (or penny).

thats kind of a simplistic explanation of debt to gdp

saudi has a debt to gdp of 1.6 should we think its because they have the most 'transparent' government?